
Memorial Page for Paul Veyne (née Paul Marie Eugène Veyne)
French historian
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June 13th, 2026
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Paul Veyne (* June 13, 1930 in Aix-en-Provence; † September 29, 2022 in Bédoin) was a french historian. He was 92 years old. He had 3 wives. He had at least 1 child (1 son). His education included Lycée Thiers, École Normale Supérieure, École pratique des hautes études and Lycée Henri-IV. His faith was atheism. He received 7 awards, including Prix Chateaubriand, Prix Femina essai.
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17 EventsBorn in Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
1930École Normale Supérieure
1951until 1955
École pratique des hautes études
1951until 1954
French School of Rome
1955until 1957
École pratique des hautes études
1957until 1962
Married Hélène Flacelière
1964until 1970
Prix de l'essai
1972Collège de France
1975professor · until 1999
Married Estelle Blanc
1979until 2011
Prix Chateaubriand
2006Grand Prix Gobert
2007Roger Caillois Prix
2009Married Françoise Combes-Mareschal
2011until 2019
Prix Femina essai
2014Q131563691
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
2016The prize of the BNF
2017Died in Bédoin, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
2022Obituary
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- Estelle Blanc
- Françoise Combes-Mareschal
- Damien Veyne
Paul Veyne (née Paul Marie Eugène Veyne). Forever remembered.